GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF THE LATE 1600s

HOW THE COLONIES WHERE GOVERNED

• Most of the colonies had a charter, which gives them the freedom to govern themselves.
• The charters were given to them by many different people.
• When King James II came to the throne, he wanted more control over the colonies.
• He believed that they were way to independent.
• He revoked the charters of Massachusetts, Plymouth, New Hampshire, and Maine.

THE ROYAL COLONIES ( AND NOT ROYAL COLONIES )

• Some colonies surrendered their charters to the crown.
• If they did, they would be considered royal colonies.
• If remained under a charter then they would be called proprietary colonies.

PURITANS AND THE GOVERNMENT

• Puritans and colonist were affected by the fear of their charters and freedom being taken.
• Puritans were worried about Governor Andros taking away their charter and freedom of religion.

NATIVE AMERICANS

• Colonist and Indians did not have a good relationship.
• This is because of the colonist greed for land and power.
• There was conflict often between the two sides.

PUNISHMENTS AND LAWS

• A letter would be branded into a criminals right hand.
• The second time into the left hand.
• The third time brought death.

IMPORTANT PEOPLE

• Sir Edmund Andros was sent to the colonies to revoke the charters.
• King James II believed the colonies were to independent, so he sent Andros to take back the charters.
• Queen Elizabeth I gave the colonies their first charters.